Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway

Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
Industry	Railways
Predecessor	none
Successor	Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
Founded	1884
Defunct	1 January 1891
Headquarters	India
Area served	Northern India
Services	Rail transport

Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway was owned by the Provincial Government and worked by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway.

History

Two metre gauge sections were built to form the Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway; Bhojeepura to Bareilly (12 miles) opened 1 October 1884, and Pilibheet to Bhojeepura (24 miles) opened 15 November 1884. It merged with the Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway to become the Lucknow–Bareilly Railway on 1 January 1891.

Conversion to broad gauge

The railway lines were converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge in 2017.

Notes

Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways, New Delhi: National Book Trust
Chapter 1 - Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background

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